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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrane Hill Publishers
ISBN-101575872609
ISBN-139781575872605
eBay Product ID (ePID)59137422
Product Key Features
Book TitleGuests Behind the Barbed Wire : German Pows in America: a True Story of Hope and Friendship
Number of Pages640 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Romance / Historical / General
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, History
AuthorRuth Beaumont Cook
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length5.5 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-016032
Reviews"One of those rare books that encouraged me, as the reader, to stop and ponder what I'd read." --Montgomery Advertiser, "One of those rare books that encouraged me, as the reader, to stop and ponder what I'd read." -Montgomery Advertiser, "[Cook] has reminded us that beauty and friendship can be found under the worst of circumstances." --"Alabama Writer's Forum First Draft", "One of those rare books that encouraged me, as the reader, to stop and ponder what I'd read." --"Montgomery Advertiser", "[Cook] has reminded us that beauty and friendship can be found under the worst of circumstances." --Alabama Writer's Forum First Draft, "[Cook] has reminded us that beauty and friendship can be found under the worst of circumstances." -Alabama Writer's Forum First Draft
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.54/7276185
SynopsisA significant and unique contribution to World War II literature, this book chronicles in meticulous detail the building and operation of the largest German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in the United States in Aliceville, Alabama. This history discusses how the residents of Aliceville helped build, operate, and supply the camp, as well as become inextricably intertwined with camp life and the 6,000 German POWs held there. Focusing on the relations between the captured Germans and local Americans, this title investigates the nature of war, peace, and the principles of human dignity., Weaving historical details of World War II with into a narrative that offers a look at the impact on captor and captive Set in a prisoner of war camp in the United States an inside look at what its like to be captured and live as a prisoner offers insight into the impact of the camp on a typical American neighborhood even people divided geographically and politically have the same concerns for themselves and their families Guests Behind the Barbed Wire weaves historical details of World War II into a narrative that offers a look at the impact on captor and captive. Set in a prisoner of war camp in the United States, it provides an inside look at what its like to be captured and live as a prisoner far away from home. And it offers insight into the impact of the camp on a typical American neighborhood. It demonstrates perhaps one of the greatest lessons of all, that even people divided geographically and politically have the same concerns for themselves and their families.
LC Classification NumberD805.5.A43C66 2006
